Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
209 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in Kulicke & Soffa in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
117% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.14M | Put options by funds: $1.45M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.34B (+$159M)
0.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 87.58% → 87.53% (-0.04%)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 84
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 225 → 209 (-16)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$57.3M |
| 2 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$12M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.99M |
| 4 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$8.79M |
| 5 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.96M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$47.4M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$11.8M |
| 3 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$7.73M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$7.48M |
| 5 |
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Newton Lower Falls,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.25M |
KLIC Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
209 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $1.34B — up 13% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of KLIC and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 82 added.
The largest buyer was Whale Rock Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $57.3M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $47.4M.
- 209 institutional investors held Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) as of Q3 2017, down from 225 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $1.34B of Kulicke & Soffa stock for Q3 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Kulicke & Soffa positions in Q3 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa buyer in Q3 2017 was Whale Rock Capital Management, an estimated $57.3M added.
- The largest Kulicke & Soffa seller in Q3 2017 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $47.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.